Their belief is three-fold- missionary work, perfecting the saints (improving themselves while following the gospel) and redeeming the dead (here is where the genealogical works come in). This belief led to the creation of FamilySearch.org They have all the right to claim that they have the largest compilation of free family tree, records on genealogy and family history in the whole world. The following are advice and tips for you to be able to know more about your own family genealogy. Write, write, write it all The first step is in the writing down of all and every name that you know from both your parents sides. Basically, this means all members of your families. Begin the process with your own name, after which, try to work backwards to the name of your parents and then the names of the parents of your parents, and so on. Start with what is current and then work backwards. Look at family Bibles, birth, death and marriage certificates, diaries, letters, military certificates and scrapbooks. Don t ignore the family photo album. Useful bits of information can be gathered from the back of photographs. Check if there is someone in your family who is currently building your family tree. Although for most Americans, genealogy research is a personal matter and is all about knowing who you are by knowing where you came from. Ways of conducting a genealogy research The easiest and most practical way is questioning your parents, grandparents and other members of the family. Asking them about their ancestors is very convenient, since it will not require a lot of research. The familysearch program is a collection of computer programs and files that are there to assist individuals in their search for info on their ancestors. The familysearch program include the family history catalog library, the genealogical international index, the ancestral file (a program which allow other patrons to arrange history family info), the death social security index, the church Scottish records, the military US index. In order for you to efficiently trace your ancestors, research on genealogical records like the census, cemeteries, tax records and the likes. The next step is to identify your ancestor s last owner or master. Not all black were slave before the civil war because some of them were already called free man.